Long-distance runner Webb can be lethal off the bench

Legs and lungs: Super-fit Rhys Webb

RHYS Webb says he is in the shape of his life. That is just as well, because he will have to be if he is to not only oust Conor Murray as the Lions starting Test series scrum-half but also eclipse Aaron Smith, the All Black touted widely as the best No.9 in the world.
However, the Welshman has shown enough on this tour to suggest that neither challenge is beyond him. Webb’s great strength is that he is the legs and lungs of the Lions sides he plays for, a ring-master who can match Smith for speed to every breakdown.
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